The Supplier Manager on Third Party Equipment is responsible for defining and implementing the purchasing strategy for the assigned categories of third part equipment incorporated in Sidel complete lines. He/she manages the supplier relationships and develops the right partnerships when needed. He/she performs sourcing activities for a set of categories of trade equipment to achieve Sidel Group’s bottom line improvements and ensure compliance with the Group Strategy and Business Plan. **Your Mission**:
The Supplier Manager on Third Party Equipment is responsible for defining and implementing the purchasing strategy for the assigned categories of third part equipment incorporated in Sidel com-plete lines. He/she manages the supplier relationships and develops the right partnerships when needed. He/she performs sourcing activities for a set of categories of trade equipment to achieve Sidel Group’s bottom line improvements and ensure compliance with the Group Strategy and Busi-ness Plan.
- Lead, develop and implement global commodity strategy for assigned categories of equipment.
- Analyse spend and develop the most suitable market share between the related vendors.
- Monitor the market through constant benchmarking in order to continuously improve costs, quality, delivery on time and in full, performance of the equipment and services.
- Define the annual savings budget on his perimeter, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Plan and lead the annual negotiations with the suppliers to agree on equipment and spare parts pricelist, technician rates for services (I&C; and maintenance of equipment on field).
- Implement the saving action plan to achieve the assigned annual cost saving target.
- Promote and lead cost reduction activities and alternative products / solutions, towards internal stakeholder and suppliers.




- Manage the Supplier Relationship at global level, monitoring trend of KPIs and setting neces-sary corrective actions to improve the performance of the suppliers.
- Negotiate long-term contracts with suppliers, at global level, that set out prices, supplier productivities along agreement duration, quality level, delivery times, and commercial terms & conditions.
- Communicate effectively and manage relationships with relevant internal stakeholders (3PE Product Managers, Portfolio Management, Strategy & Business Development and EPM) to con-tribute to sustain the Sidel Business Plan and/or to improve the efficiency of our organization thanks to cross-functional projects.
- Manage the claims resolution with suppliers in case of non-performance of the equipment during Installation & Commissioning and/or on field during operation.
- Ensure compliance with the sourcing processes.
- Maintain master data in Synertrade and SAP for equipment, products and suppliers. **Your Profile**:
**Level of education and languages**
- Engineering Diploma, Master’s Degree or equivalent.
- Degree in Engineering and/or Business/Economics.
- English is mandatory.
- Fluency in French, Italian and/or Chinese is an advantage. **Required experience and skills**
- Minimum 5 years working experience in an international manufacturing Companies.
- Minimum 3 years in strategic sourcing roles in a competitive market.
- Knowledge of the beverage packaging business and market is an advantage.
- Experience in manufacturing environment or sales.
- Very strong commercial negotiation skills with international companies.
- Experience in negotiation of terms and conditions of contract and claim management.
- High ability to communicate with both suppliers and other internal stakeholders.
- Business acumen. **Contract Type**:
**Permanent**:
**Country**:
**ITALY**:
**Location**:
**Parma**:

📌 Supplier Manager - Third Party Equipment (Parma)
🏢 Sidel
📍 Parma